DEMO(n)CRACY!

Violence is never good, though it may seem appropriate at certain situation.

Sharad Pawar, union minister for agriculture in India, was bewildered with
a slap which was perceived by the civilised intelligentsia as an "assault" on
democracy.

Now what really wonders me is that there are two perceptions of democracy
we breathe in. There are two constitutions, one for the ordinary citizens also
resented as "the common man" and the other for their elected representatives.
The citizens' constitution begins..
"WE, THE PEOPLE.."
and the other opens..
"WHO THE PEOPLE?"

Todays' incident followed wave of reactions. Some condemned it, some believed its a
publicity stunt, some (posing intellect) remarked it as the outburst of the affliction on the common-man. Nevertheless, bottomline -everyone enjoyed.

Drifting a bit, the winter session of the parliament has begun. With all the chaos and non-agreements, all three days (as yet) have been wasted. No discussions, no bills, no work.
Being responsible, have the members of parliament given a thought to the
fact that an hour of session costs Rs. 25 lakhs and a day Rs. 2.25 crore and the whole session would cost Rs.52 crores.. I doubt. Talking about all the 8 sessions of the present 15th Lok Sabha, it should have worked 897 hours but it turned out to have worked only 372 hours!
Outside the parliament they talk about justice to tax-payers' hard-earned money and
taking up issues of public interest but when in house what are they upto is anybody's guess.

But, that does not disappoint, because recently a culture has evolved in which discussions are not held in official places instead issues are discussed in news channels with a pannel of few guests (a couple of rival politicians, an economic expert, a social worker, etc) and a journalist cum host, which often concludes with the line ..और समय की कमी के चलते इस बहस यहीं समाप्त करते हैं। नमस्कार। Let us see, where it takes us.

And just for information, foreign direct investment (FDI) has been approved in Indian retail
market. Walmart et al to soon be seen, shine in Indian cities. On the other hand, UN says, India has 40 percent of its population living below poverty line. Indian officials deny, they say ONLY 37 percent!


On a better day.

Have Fun!
Take Care! :)

SPLIT- personality!

After more than half a century of Independence, large area and population now hinders the growth and development. Once the PROs now the CONs.

With a total land area of 294,500 sq. kms and inhibited by a phenomenal popluation
of about 19.95 crore individuals, Uttar Pradesh is all set to get split into four parts-
Pashchim/Harit Pradesh, Awadh Pradesh, Purvanchal and Bundelkhand.

Now here is something to "Whop!"..
Uttar Pradesh is not only the most populous state in India but also the most
populous substantial entity in the whole world! Only five countries (China, India, USA, Indonesia and Brazil) have a population more than Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh is half the size of France, double the size of Portugal, it can fit in seven Switzerlands and ten Belgiums. And guess what.. It's slightly bigger than England, our masters for two centuries!
Findings say that every 3rd guy in the world is Chinese, 4th an Indian and 36th औ का- अपने यूपी का!

And to criticise(righteously) if its not population, area and birth rates (not the crude birth rates)
Uttar Pradesh ranks among the lowest in almost every index of economical and social development be it health, litercay, employment.

Then, there is certainly much more to this split than just the "whops" mentioned above.
Uttar Pradesh resides 16 percent of total Indian population. Reserves the highest number
of chairs in Lok Sabha (माई-बाप की हवेली), unambiguosly has a strong political presence at
the centre. Besides, it is seen as a trump card by BSP(Bahujan Samaj Party- Mayawati wali) for the forthcoming state elcetions in Uttar Pradesh. History records it, A Trump either Makes it or Breaks it!

Here is the apparent crux of the split:

• Mayawati gains politically as her core constituency - Dalits - are evenly spread throughout the state.
• Samajwadi Party's 8.7 per cent core Yadav vote is not uniform. One chunk is in Eastern UP and another in Etawah, Mainpuri and Etah belt.
• RLD has been campaigning for Harit Pradesh in Western UP region. It is bound to gain there because of the dominant Jats.
• The Congress like the BSP has influence in all regions, but it's far too thin, so no visible gain.
• The BJP has influence in Eastern UP because of caste equation of Rajputs and Brahmins.

वैसे अगर हमारी मानें मुख्यमंत्री मायावती जी तो उत्तर प्रदेश को एक अलग देश ही बनवा लें और स्वयं प्रधानमंत्री बन जायें!




P.S. The Split resolution has been passed by the State Assembly, it is yet to get a final nod of agreement from the Central Government.


On a better tomorrow.

Have fun!
Take Care! :)